-Aftermath-
~A Heroic Heart~
"We have to assume our enemy is already close to the Book, come on, we have to hurry." Tyler said, Violet nodded, the two Harts rushed off. As the two were running a nearby building collapsed, the foundation exploding, Tyler, and Violet both formed a Barrier around themselves to protect against falling rubble.
"You two are pretty slow!" Delvin taunted them, Violet glared at him, as the smoke cleared, Tyler shook his head. "You're going to die here!" Delvin exclaimed, as he summoned a large Buster Sword, the New Guardians next to him simply began charging some magic to use. Violet shook her head, and grabbed Oathkeeper, she didn't want to have to use Brightcrest yet. Tyler summoned Unbound, and glared up at the New Guardians.
"Violet, we need to keep advancing to the Book while we defend ourselves." Tyler said, Violet nodded. She rushed away, only for Delvin to fall in front of her, and slam his Buster Sword into her, sending her flying back towards Tyler, Violet righted herself in the air, and landed on her feet.
"Well, that was expected." Violet said, smirking, before she rushed forwards once again, Delvin prepared to strike her back once again, however when he swung at her, Violet altered her course, planting her feet against a wall, and smirking at him, as she was enveloped in a pink light, she bounded off the wall, flying towards another, before she planted her feet on it, and sped off using Flowmotion, with Delvin chasing her, Tyler smiled.
"Shouldn't be surprised she knows that…" He said, before two large blasts of Blizzard, and Fire magic were fired at him, he dodged them, and shot a bolt of lightning up at one of the New Guardians, who avoided it, before striking at him again, with Fire.
"What's the matter? Can't keep up?" Violet asked, as she jumped on a railing and grinded down it, she looked over her shoulder at Delvin, who was having trouble keeping up with her. Violet giggled, before she realized that she had no idea where she was going, she jumped from the raining, and dashed at a streetlight, hooking Oathkeeper around it, and spinning a couple times, before she dashed off once again.
Violet jumped up and landed in a large park, with a fountain in the center, stopping for a minute to catch her breath, and assess where she was. Flowmotion still took a bit out of her. However, as she stepped closer to the Fountain a something under her exploded, sending purple gas all around her. She coughed as soon as she inhaled some, and Oathkeeper reverted to it's Key-Chain form.
"Oh shit…" Violet muttered, as she grabbed Oathkeeper's Key-Chain, and clipped it to her belt once again. She couldn't feel her magic anymore. She figured this was that magic sapping toxin she got infected with a couple times, it wasn't as potent now though, probably because it wasn't injected directly into her bloodstream this time.
"Such a foolish girl, running right into the trap I set." Delvin said, smirking at her, from far away, so his own magic wasn't sapped away, Violet glared at him, as she turned around, preparing to run off.
"You're the foolish one! You had all this time to set up traps, and you didn't escape yourself?" Violet questioned him, Delvin smirked at her.
"I didn't come here with you just to capture you, the plan was to kill you, and take revenge for the New Guardians, Bosses orders. Getting you here is just one step to killing you, once I've dealt with you, I'll move on to your fri- wait, where are you going?" Delvin yelled, Violet shrugged, as she ran off.
"You were monologuing, moron!" Violet explained as she ran off, darting into an alley, Delvin chased after her, easily catching up now. However, he didn't see Violet at all. He looked around, before hearing something hit metal above him, Violet was climbing a fire escape, onto the roof. He shook his head, and jumped after her, wondering how the hell she was still this fast.
"You really think I'm so useless without my magic? Nuh uh, I trained with my mom, I can run, and climb just fine without any magic." Violet smirked, as she made it onto the roof, it was true that she was no match for him right now, she couldn't really outrun him, best she could hope for is to throw him off a few times until she got her magic back.
Delvin chased her across the roof, almost catching her before she slid under him, and ran around a corner, he turned on a dime, and chased after her once again, as soon as he rounded a corner, Violet screamed at him, as if she was unleashing magic, he instinctively put his hands in front of him in a barrier, as she ran off giggling at her trick. He merely growled and resumed his chase.
Violet figured it would be best to stay on the roof tops, so Tyler could see them better, and figured that while open spaces seemed like a bad idea, Delvin hadn't launched any offensive magic at her, maybe he didn't use it, or it wasn't very impressive, plus he specifically had two people with him who used high-level magic, probably because he couldn't do that himself.
Violet smirked, he was stronger than her as she was now, but he said he prepped this town with traps, if she could find one, and set it off near him, she could have a chance to beat him, sure, it would extend the amount of time she didn't have magic, but if she could fight him without magic, it would be far more fair than things were now. Violet spotted a trap out of the corner of her eyes, rather conveniently, and ran for it.
"You are going to die here!" Delvin yelled at her, making Violet sigh, exasperatedly at him, as she ran, he was gaining on her and fast. Violet grit her teeth, her instincts flared up, and she dropped to the ground, as his large Buster Sword cut through the air where her torso just was. She huffed, and rolled to the side, avoiding his slice down, she grabbed the trap in her hands.
"You're repeating yourself!" Violet yelled at him, as she turned, and slammed the trap against his leg, detonating it, the gas enveloping both fighters, his large Buster Sword vanished, and he coughed, Violet smirked, and rushed up, punching him in the jaw knocking him back a bit, Violet grit her teeth and shook her hand. "Jeez, you got a tough jaw."
"You've got some nerve girl, no matter, I can break you in half without magic." Delvin said, as he rushed at her, Violet attempted to dodge him, but he caught her by the throat, squeezing, and slamming the back of her head into the concrete roof, she screamed in pain, and swung her foot, hitting him right in the dick, he screamed and let go of her, Violet rolled away, getting back to her feet quickly.
"Asshole." She muttered, as she rubbed the back of her head, there wasn't much time to breath however, as he swung at her, Violet ducked under his fist, only for his knee to come up, and hit her right in the jaw, knocking her back. Violet stumbled, and wiped the blood from her lip, before Delvin grabbed her hair, and twisted, trying to take her to the ground.
"Awe, the little girl's screaming, pathetic." Delvin laughed, before he screamed in pain once again, as Violet kicked him in the dick, making him release his grip from her hair. "Stop that!" He yelled at her, before rushing at her, Violet scoffed, and as he ran at her, she moved to the side, delivering a swift kick to his dick once again knocking him away from her. "Why, why do you keep doing that?"
"Fuck you! You fight me, I'm gonna kick you in the dick, get smarter! Learn to fucking dodge!" Violet yelled at him, he scoffed, this was ridiculous, he was arguing with a child. A very strong, and capable child who knew how to defend herself but still. Off in the distance a large explosion occurred, Violet smirked. "You hear that? That's the sound of my Uncle taking your men apart." Violet gloated at him, he growled at her, and rushed her once again.
"You're nothing to me!" He yelled at her, Violet simply smirked, but she noticed he was slightly faster than before, and he hit way harder, as she failed to dodge his punch. He smirked. "My magic's coming back, I can feel it." He told her, Violet shook her head, she forgot that the less magic a person had the faster it came back, or at least that's how she understood it.
"Shit, that's not good. Good thing my Uncle is gonna be here soon." Violet smirked, she didn't know how Tyler was doing, but he was strong, and almost impossible to kill, so it was doubtful he wasn't taking his opponents apart right now. A building close by collapsed as a large burst of Fire magic ripped through it, Delvin looked back to see one of his men flying, before Tyler zipped up to his fell New Guardian, and slammed Unbound into his chest, knocking him away.
"Ugh, they're pathetic!" Delvin exclaimed, Violet laughed, making him turn and glare at the girl, who simply smirked at him, as she prepared to dodge his next attack.
"They're pathetic? You're the one getting you ass kicked by a girl half your size, with no magic." Violet smirked and jumped out of the way of his next attack, sliding behind him, and kicking him in the dick, it didn't seem to phase him as much, as he simply turned to her, and glared, Violet scoffed. "Shit, dick kick was not very effective." Violet muttered to herself, giggling at her own reference, as Delvin screamed and swung at her, catching her with the back of his fast, she was sent flying away from him, landing on her back roughly.
"Oh, I am going to enjoy this way more than I should!" Delvin said, as he stalked towards Violet, the blonde struggled to crawl away from him, glaring all the way. Delving summoned his large Buster Sword, and swung it at Violet, Violet rolled away, when she looked back up Tyler was using Unbound to block the sword from connecting with her. She smiled, and got back up, as Tyler pushed Delvin away from him.
"We need to go, now." Tyler said, as he grabbed Violet's arm, Violet just looked at him curiously as eh jumped away from the building they were on, Violet wrapped her arms around his neck and looked back as what seemed to be a large red dragon crashed through the building they were on moments before, sending Delvin flying away.
"What the fuck? What did you do?" Violet asked, Tyler growled a bit, as he jumped from building to building, holding Violet close to him, as a large serpentine like red dragon crashed through building in pursuit of them.
"Apparently this world has dragons! I may have accidentally awoken one with a very strong blast of Ice. Crazy, it was just sleeping inside a warehouse. Violet shuddered.
"Glad I didn't go in there… That would have fucking sucked…" Violet muttered, as Tyler arrived in a large temple, with dragons carved into the pillars, and their imagery all over the place. Violet nodded, as Tyler put her down. "Ah, dragon worshipers… Or dragons are normal pets, in any case, fuck this place, it's cool, but yeah, no…" Violet muttered, Tyler nodded, and pushed her towards the Book in the center of the room, on an altar.
"Open up the book Violet. Tyler ordered her, as a few pieces of rubble exploded through the gaps in the pillars, Tyler put up a barrier, but it shattered quickly. Violet opened up the book, and a bright light began shining from it.
"Uncle Tyler come on!" Violet yelled, as she put her hand on the book, Tyler turned, and made his way over to her, however the dragon ripped the top off of the temple, Tyler winced, as the dragon prepared to strike them. He, and Violet locked eyes for a moment, and he smirked at her, before a barrier formed around her, and the Book, Violet's eyes went wide, and she slammed her hands against the Barrier from the inside.
"I can hold him off, you gotta get out of here though." Tyler told her, Violet glared at him, and shook her head.
"No! No, asshole, you aren't doing this, there's still time for both of us to escape!" Violet yelled as the book glowed brighter. Tyler just smirked, and jumped up, summoning Winner's Proof from his belt, he smacked the dragon in the snout, knocking it, and causing it to recoil, Violet's eyes widened, Tyler turned, and dropped the barrier around Violet, rushing at her.
Violet smiled at him, he was only making sure she was protected, he wasn't going to sacrifice himself after all. Violet placed one hand on the Book, and held her other hand out to him, preparing to catch him, he smiled at her, and as soon as their hands were about to touch, a light flashed, and Violet, and the Book were gone, and he slammed face first into the altar that was holding it moments ago. He frowned, and leaned against it hopelessly for a second, gritting his teeth, and punching it in frustration, shattering it.
"Fuck!" Tyler screamed in rage, before he turned to the dragon with murder in his eyes. "At least I won't get bored, and I can eat for the week." He said, before he smirked, and rushed at the dragon with a battle cry. He hoped Violet was going to be okay, in the least, he just wished he could have been around more, now, as far as the rest of the worlds were concerned, Violet really was the last Hart. No matter, she had already made name something to be proud of.
-Aftermath- Honnouji Academy-
"Fuck!" Violet screamed, breaking the peace of the relatively quiet room, as a bright light flashed, Violet was holding the book in her hands. She was panting heavily, and dropped to her knees, punching the ground weakly. "Fucking… idiot…" Violet muttered, as tears filled her eyes. Damon, and Jesse rushed over to her, Damon placing a hand on her shoulder, as Jesse rubbed her back.
"Violet? Come on, it's going to be okay…" Damon tried to comfort her, in truth, he didn't know what to say right now, as far as he could surmise, Violet went into the Book with Tyler, and the New Guardians, and only she had come back out. It wasn't ideal, but at least she was back with them.
"Obviously, something terrible happened, but calm down, we're surrounded by people." Jesse whispered to her, Violet took another shuddering breath, and wiped her eyes, shaking her head, she stood up shakily, looking around. Satsuki, and all the Elite Four were present, as well as Vani, Jesse, and Damon obviously.
"So, that's the girl we've been waiting for? Not very impressive." The man in a long coat with a blindfold on said, Satsuki shot him a glare, as did Violet, and Gamagori.
"Do not doubt Lady Satsuki's judgement of character, it is never wrong!" Gamagori yelled at him, the laid-back man simply shrugged. Violet shook her head, and looked to Jesse, and Damon.
"You guys finish the job?" Violet asked them, Damon, and Jesse nodded. "Good, because I need to rest, my magic got sapped back there, nothing as serious as before, but I still need to take it easy for a few days at least." Violet told them, they looked concerned but didn't question her further.
"Thank you for getting rip of those invaders you three. You have my gratitude." Satsuki told them, Violet nodded, and stepped forwards, thinking of something.
"So, I have a question, you know how I asked if I could unofficially be apart of the Elite Four? Well, do you think I can get one of those Goku Uniforms? I need a way to fight effectively even if my magic has been sapped, and since I'm not from this world, the Life Fibers would probably have a different effect on me." Violet explained, Satsuki smiled at her, as the blue haired boy looked up at them, seemingly noticing Violet for the first time.
"This is very interesting, it would be useful to see, perhaps she could be the key to helping us understand more about the life fibers, regardless, I think the data would be interesting, helpful or not." He said, Satsuki nodded.
"I agree. But it will take time, if you are willing to stay for a bit, I could get a uniform ready for you, the same thread count as the Elite Four, well, I guess we can call you, the Elite Five now… What about you two? Do you also want Goku Uniforms?" Satsuki asked Jesse, and Damon, both of whom declined.
"Nah, I think I'm good without it, it might be useful, but I'll leave that to Violet." Damon said, Jesse nodded.
"I agree with him, Violet would put it to better use than either of us anyway." Jesse said, Violet scoffed, and rolled her eyes.
"Ignore them, we'll all get some, though for Jesse, try and make it like what he's wearing now, in fact, an exact recreation but with Life Fibers would be fine for all of us really." Violet said, Satsuki smiled and nodded.
"I'll have it worked on right away, excuse me while I go talk to my tailor. Oh, and please, help yourself to tea." Satsuki said, with a small smile, before she left the room. Violet laughed a bit, before Vani approached her.
"Violet, we need to talk." Vani said, Violet let out a sigh, and looked at her.
"What is it?" Violet asked, as she deflated a bit, probably reminded of Tyler once again. She hadn't had much time to process it, and she almost couldn't believe that she would most likely never see him again.
"It's about the people who destroyed your home, and your parents' bodies, as I'm sure you know, ZaZick killed your parents, but the men who destroyed your home are different." Vani said, Violet let out a sigh, and nodded, turning around, and walking out to the balcony, holding the Book of Prophecies under her arm, Vani, Jesse, and Damon followed her.
"Tell me then, just get to it." Violet told her shortly, Vani let out a sigh.
"Mark and Zane, two assassins that Victoria hired, they use scythes to fight, one using Light, and the other Darkness. They're based in Virtuoso City now, contracted by the Children of Darkness to protect the current leader, and infiltrate the mercenary organization run by Master Aking-Do." Vani explained, Violet turned, and glared at her.
"Why are you telling me this?" Violet asked, gritting her teeth, as rage boiled over her, Vani frowned at her.
"It is your right to know, once Rose found out, she instructed me to tell you, so you didn't find out from somewhere else, and get yourself killed." Vani said, Violet hummed, that means Rose wanted to protect her, it made sense, the two were friends, and had been in contact a couple times, mostly through Damon though recently.
"So, they're back in Virtuoso eh? What do you say boys? Want to go back home, and pay a visit?" Violet asked, with a smirk, Jesse frowned at her, as Damon shifted uncomfortably.
"What about Kya?" Jesse asked the big question, Violet however, seemingly was unaffected by it.
"What about her? We were together, are together, maybe… It has been two full years since we talked at all, so, I don't know where we stand really. We never broke up, but I'm different from the girl who dated her back then." Violet told them, Jesse was surprised by this, Violet had been thinking this recently.
"Wow, I mean, true, but you went through so much, there's got to be something still there, right?" Damon asked, Violet nodded.
"Yeah, there is, but it'll probably take time to build up again… A lot changes in two years time… Vani, thank you for this information, I promise I wont be too reckless with it. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go back to my room on the ship, and cry because I just lost my last blood relative, and I need to deal with that alone… In a good way." She smiled at Jesse and Damon, seeing their concern, so she added that on so they would be less worried about her.
"Don't gotta go through it alone, Violet." Damon told her, Violet nodded.
"You're right, and Tyler wouldn't want me grieving too much, but still, if I need help, I promise I'll come to you two." Violet said, Jesse, and Damon nodded.
"I will go inform the Elite Four we are leaving, Damon, you can take Violet back to the ship. Oh, but what about the Book of Prophecies?" Jesse asked, noting the Book Violet was still holding. The blonde looked at it with a slight frown, and sighed.
"It was one of the New Guardians… But I don't want it, Vani, could you take this to Rose? I trust her with it at least." Violet said, as she held the Book out to Vani, who took it carefully, nodding.
"I promise I will take care of this, and we will try to… find a way to free Tyler." Vani said, Violet smiled, nodding, before she let out a sigh. Jesse nodded, walking back into the building, Damon smiled, and pulled out his phone.
"Ready to rest Baby-Girl?" Damon asked, Violet chuckled, and nodded. In a flash of Light, the two were gone, Vani smiled and opened a Corridor of Darkness, walking through it, before it vanished behind her.
-Aftermath- Gummi Ship, Overlooking the World of Virtuoso City- One Week Later-
"Man, these Goku uniforms feel really good actually." Violet said, smiling, as she twisted in hers, it was a white jacket, over a pink shirt, and black jeans. She still had her choker around her neck, and leather glove, and wristband on her left hand. She smirked, Jesse was dressed in his normal dark grey overcoat, and black scarf combo, with black gloves, and jeans. Damon was dressed in a light blue hoodie, with a white shirt underneath, and baggy light blue jeans on.
"Are you ready to do this?" Jesse asked, looking over at Violet, who simply smirked, and pulled Oathkeeper from her belt, summoning it, before she grabbed Brightcrest, and did the same, holding it in her right hand. The three were looking out a bay window, down at the World of Virtuoso City
"Yeah. I got a promise to keep, and a Keyblade to show off. Take us down Damon, it's been too long since we've been home." Violet said, with a smile, it may have taken two years, and whole lot of fighting, and adventures, but she was finally back home, she was fixed, she didn't feel horrible over her parent's deaths anymore, or even her Uncle Tyler's disappearance, sure all that still hurt, and it wouldn't stop, but at least she could deal with it, and not fall apart now.
"You got it Baby-Girl, let's prep for landing… Flower Trio." Damon joked, as he walked off, Violet banished both Keyblades, and followed him, Jesse smiled, and followed her. The three took their seats in their chairs, Jesse pulling up a hologram of the world, Damon grabbing the controls of the ship, and Violet leaning back, relaxing in her chair, she was coming home.
-Aftermath-
~Visions of What's to Come~
-A Reunion of Conflicting Emotions-
"Wow, Ruby, you've sure grown in these two years, haven't you?" Violet asked, a wide smile on her face, Ruby just stared up at the confident blonde, Violet seemed the same, but there was also something more to her, something Ruby couldn't define right now, but whatever it was, she was so happy to see the blonde once again.
"Violet, you're… really here? I… can't believe it, Violet's here!" Ruby exclaimed happily, as she smiled, and threw her arms around Violet neck, Violet laughed as she spun the two of them around. It was like no time had passed at all between the two, as they laughed like idiots together once again, despite the current situation around them.
-Two Years of Growing Apart-
"That's all you've got to say? It's been two years with nothing, and you have the nerve to come back here like nothings wrong with that?" Kya yelled, Violet gave her an uncomfortable look, shaking her head as the blonde pet Tsubaki, who was in her arms.
"You're right, it's been two years, I just came for my stuff and Tsubaki, I'm gonna be staying at Auntie Janice's house, if you calm the hell down we can talk this out, but things are different Kya, I'm different, and I don't know if our relationship can continue on." Violet said, glaring at the white-haired girl, who just shook her head at her.
-An Old Flame Sparks to Life-
"If you ever need to talk… Or anything, I'm here for you Violet." Rose said, smiling at the blonde, who smiled back, and laughed a bit, before leaning against Rose. In Violet's hands was the Choker that Kya had given her years ago, it was heavy in her hands, as she leaned against Rose, who simply smiled, and let Violet deal with her emotions.
"Thanks Rose… I needed this." Violet smiled, laughing a bit and grabbed Rose's hand as the two watched the sunrise together, Rose simply smiled at Violet, holding her hand tightly, she wanted Violet to know that whatever she needed, Rose would provide.
-Starting or Restarting-
"Who's it going to be? Tell me Violet, are we going to be together, or are you gonna break your promise?" Kya demanded, Violet frowned, Rose let out a sigh, glancing at Kya with a frown for a moment, before she looked back at the blonde.
"Why don't you let Violet decide without phrasing it like that. Violet, whatever you decide, I'll understand, whatever you need okay?" Rose asked, Violet nodded, not having the courage to look at the older girl. Kya simply glared at Rose, who just ignored her completely, looking only at Violet, with a concerned look.
-Aftermath-
So, Regarding the preview, yeah, as you can see, things will be drastically different when Violet comes back. For most of the story, Violet has pretty much always, with the exception of the first few chapters, been interested in Kya, and the story was built around their relationship. Well, it's been a long time since that started, and I still love the two together, I really do, but, good things don't always last, and things are different now. Violet might need something, someone new in her life, or she might need to be with Kya still, I don't know, we'll see where things lead us.
Now, as a general rule, whenever I did these preview things before, I always felt obligated to show you the exact scene when we reach that point, and I kinda bent the story around having that scene happen, and sometimes that was... unnatural. Pretty sure Violet's fight with the Principal was a situation like that, she said something in the preview, and I had to bend the story so she would say the same thing, instead of doing it more naturally. So with these, they are... Rough glimpses into possible scenarios that may, or may not happen exactly like that, understand?
Anyway, onto plans, I have planned for this second major Arc, known as the Hero Arc to last roughly 50 chapters, same as the Apex High Arc. I have a lot planned, and a lot to get through, if you noticed, I completely side lined anything happening in Virtuoso City for this Heroic Heart Arc, because, there was no time, or place for it really, it didn't fit, and all the stuff I have planned is best experienced if we've spent time away from there. Last time we saw it, it was a year and a half from the time Violet left, so at two years, five months of change has happened.
I assure you, this story will not suffer a dramatic theme, or tone change, and Kya, even if she doesn't end up with Violet, I honestly don't know right now, we'll see when we get there how things shake out, Kya will always be heavily involved, because she is such a central part of the story, this is as much her story as it is Violet's, Jessie's, or Damon's. Rose will be getting a bigger role, and Ruby will also be quite prominent.
Also, big apology here, quite a few OCs will not be central to the plot, and honestly so many haven't been, only a few haven't fallen to the wayside entirely. One of my biggest regrets is accepting so many, I wanted to make people happy, and I saw potential in a lot of them, so I accepted them, not thinking about balancing such a large roster, which is why... most of them kinda fell to the side, I'm sorry, my bad, it just happens, but a few at least will still be featured prominently, as they were before.
But yeah, sorry if your specific OC does fall to the wayside in terms of overall plot significance, now that doesn't mean they're forgotten entirely, because... This is a three faction system, and I have lists of every character on each side, they will be shown, but yeah, not much, and I apologize for that, I completely understand if you're angry, and hey, that same thing has happened to me before, but eh, not a big deal, things happen. Authors write stories for themselves mostly, we let other people see, but it's for us, and if it isnt, then, you're not being true to yourself.
Anyway, you didnt come here to see me say some bullshit like that, you can go, I hope you had a good time, once again I apologize for how late this came, but hopefully you've forgiven me. And to those of you who got the whole TFS reference in my Chapter 64 update on the hiatus, I love you, and Violet does too. Anyway, bye, I will see you next chapter, which will be out... Way sooner, give me a week, I'll get you your fix.